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Curious pigs on a Manitoba hog farm

Hog farmer Kenny, from the Rural Municipality of Springfield in Manitoba, submitted April 2018's winning video of his curious feeder pigs. The video shows pigs in a feeder barn checking out and chewing on the animal caregiver standing in their pen. These pigs are raised together in open, group p... More ›

African Swine Fever – Can I Still Cook With Pork?

As a 5-time James Beard award nominee, Miami-based chef and restaurateur Jose Mendin is an expert in serving delicious and safe pork. He wants consumers everywhere to know that because African swine fever only impacts pigs – and not humans – there’s no need to stop cooking and eating pork. ASF i... More ›

Top 3 Mistakes New Pig Owners Make!

Living Traditions Homestead - Top 3 Mistakes New Pig Owners Make! We will be discussing the top 3 mistakes people make when they start raising pigs.... More ›

Patrick Bane - 2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year

Raising pigs has been a life-long passion for Patrick Bane, whose family has been raising pigs for three generations. Bane raises 74,000 pigs on his farm in west-central Illinois, where he focuses on public health, hiring the best people and maintaining herd health.... More ›

African swine fever could mean higher pork prices for Canadians

The spread of African swine fever in China could affect your wallet during barbecue season as global shortage drives up pork prices around the world.... More ›

Stratfor's Rebecca Keller Discusses China's Swine Fever Outbreak and Implications for U.S. Farmers

China is currently facing a severe outbreak of African swine fever that has decimated their pork crop. Stratfor Senior Science Analyst Rebecca Keller explains how the outbreak is affecting the global pork industry and ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China.... More ›

How U.S. Pig Farmers Are More Sustainable Than Ever

Today's pig farmers embrace environmental sustainability like never before. Learn how much we have reduced energy, water and land usage in #RealPigFarming through A Retrospective Assessment of U.S. Pork Production: 1960 to 2015.... More ›

Newborn piglets with their mothers in a Manitoba farrowing barn

Hog farmer Kenny, from the Rural Municipality of Springfield in Manitoba, submitted this video of his farrowing barn.... More ›

Pig Farmers of Tomorrow

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African Swine Fever Threat Cancels Pork Expo

African swine fever does not affect humans, and requires the destruction of both live hog herds and meat harvested from the infected farm. There is no known treatment for ASF. The industry currently lacks a vaccine but biosecurity measures are holding the disease at bay.... More ›

Why did sow-mortality rates jump to 15%?

The spike in sow-mortality rates over the past decade has prompted the US pork industry to hunt for answers. “We’ve probably got farms and systems where maybe a good [sow-mortality rate] is 10% and the industry average might be closer to 15% to 18%,” reported Chris Rademacher, DVM, extension swi... More ›

Firefighter + Pig Farmer: Meet the #RealPigFarmers of America

As a kid, Josh loved firetrucks and pigs. When he grew up, he became a firefighter and a pig farmer where he was ready to jump into action to fight fires and care for pigs.... More ›

Ground Hog Day Corn Harvest

This field ate two snouts and tickled a third. We couldn't harvest without the frozen ground. Diesel TR70 is working at its finest and my gasser keeps the parts fresh.... More ›

A Pig Farmer's Commitment

As pig farmers, we are making a commitment. To you, to our employees, to our pigs. As pig farmers, We Care.... More ›

Meet the 2019 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow

Meet Bailee, Ben L. and Ben W. - this year's Pig Farmers of Tomorrow. These young pig farmers are the next generation of pig farming. Hear as they talk about the future of pig farming and why it's important to them to share their story.... More ›

African swine fever kills pigs

African swine fever (ASF) is a deadly disease affecting wild and domestic pigs. It is not a danger to human health but it can be devastating for farming economy. Moreover, the virus is highly resistant in the environment and in contaminated pork products meaning that human carelessness can spre... More ›